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Benjamin Helm Bristow to George S. Boutwell, 4 November 1871

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  • Title: Benjamin Helm Bristow to George S. Boutwell, 4 November 1871
  • Date: November 4, 1871
  • Creator(s): Benjamin Helm Bristow | Walt Whitman
  • Whitman Archive ID: nar.03447
  • Source: National Archives and Records Administration. Transcribed from digital images or a microfilm reproduction of the original item. For a description of the editorial rationale behind our treatment of the manuscripts, see our statement of editorial policy.
  • Contributors to digital file: Elizabeth Lorang John Schwaninger Anthony Dreesen Melanie Krupa
  • Cite this page: Bristow, Benjamin Helm and Walt Whitman. "Benjamin Helm Bristow to George S. Boutwell, 4 November 1871." The Walt Whitman Archive. Gen. ed. Matt Cohen, Ed Folsom, & Kenneth M. Price. Accessed 09 May 2025. <http://www.whitmanarchive.org>.
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Nov. 4, 1871. Hon. Geo. S. Boutwell, Secretary of the Treasury. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of your favor of the 3d instant, with checks, paid by the Assistant Treasurer of New York, enclosed. Very respectfully, B. H. Bristow, Solicitor Gen'l, & Acting Attorney Gen'l.
Ack'ldg'm't.
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